''Love, Lizzo'' is an American

documentary film A documentary film (often described simply as a documentary) is a nonfiction Film, motion picture intended to "document reality, primarily for instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". The American author and ...

directed by

Doug Pray Doug Pray is an American documentary film director, producer, editor, and cinematographer who often explores subcultures in his films. In January, 2024, Turner Classic Movies , Turner Classic Movies (TCM) released a 6-part series, ''“The Power ...

and featuring American singer

Lizzo Melissa Viviane Jefferson (born April 27, 1988), known professionally as Lizzo (), is an American singer and rapper. Born in Detroit, Michigan, she moved to Houston, Texas, with her family at the age of ten. After college, she moved to Minn ...

. It was released through

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on November 24, 2022.

Synopsis

An official press from

stated, "the journey of a trailblazing superstar who has become the movement the world desperately needed just by being herself. The HBO Max documentary shares the inspirational story behind her humble beginnings to her meteoric rise with an intimate look into the moments that shaped her hard-earned rise to fame, success, love and international stardom."

Production

On May 18, 2022, Lizzo announced and showed a teaser at the

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that she will have a documentary with

. It was also announced that

will direct and produce the upcoming documentary, with Lizzo as an executive producer through her production company, Lizzobangers. Initially the project was set to be directed by Sophia Nahli Allison, who later departed the project after two weeks alleging Lizzo's behavior towards her was rude and arrogant.

Promotion

''Love, Lizzo'' was made available through HBO Max on November 24, 2022. The documentary was also made available through the Australian streaming service, Binge. In the UK, the documentary film was released on

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on June 3, 2023.

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